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The Most Reverend Manuel C. Sobreviñas
Bishop of Imus
See Imus
In Office 1993 - 2001
Predecessor Félix Paz Pérez
Successor Luis Antonio Tagle
Orders
Ordination March 10, 1951
Consecration by Jaime Card. Sin
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born (1924-04-07)April 7, 1924
Dinalupihan, Philippine Islands Flag of Philippines.svg
Died 18 July 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 96)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Denomination Roman Catholic

Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas (7 April 1924 – 18 July 2020) was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church.

Sobreviñas was born in Dinalupihan, Philippines and was ordained a priest on March 10, 1951. Sobreviñas was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Manila on April 7, 1979, as well as titular bishop of Tulana, and was consecrated on May 25, 1979. On February 25, 1993 he was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Imus until retirement on October 22, 2001. He died on 18 July 2020 at Cardinal Santos Medical Center. At the time of his death, Sobreviñas was the oldest living Filipino bishop.

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